2 Chronicles 2:7

2:7 “Now send me a man who is skilled in working with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as well as purple, crimson, and violet colored fabrics, and who knows how to engrave. He will work with my skilled craftsmen here in Jerusalem ¹  and Judah, whom my father David provided.

2 Chronicles 5:1

5:1 When Solomon had finished constructing the Lord’s temple, he put the holy items that belonged to his father David (the silver, gold, and all the other articles) in the treasuries of God’s temple.

2 Chronicles 9:20-21

9:20 All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time. ²  9:21 The king had a fleet of large merchant ships ³  manned by Huram’s men ⁴  that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet ⁵  came into port with cargoes of ⁶  gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. ⁷ 

2 Chronicles 16:3

16:3 “I want to make a treaty with you, like the one our fathers made. ⁸  See, I have sent you silver and gold. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel, so he will retreat from my land.” ⁹ 

2 Chronicles 17:11

17:11 Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat tribute, including a load of silver. The Arabs brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats from their flocks.

2 Chronicles 21:3

21:3 Their father gave them many presents, including silver, gold, and other precious items, along with fortified cities in Judah. But he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.

2 Chronicles 24:5

24:5 He assembled the priests and Levites and ordered them, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the annual quota of silver from all Israel for repairs on the temple of your God. Be quick about it!” But the Levites delayed.

2 Chronicles 25:24

25:24 He took away all the gold and silver, all the items found in God’s temple that were in the care of Obed-Edom, the riches in the royal palace, and some hostages. Then he went back to Samaria.

2 Chronicles 34:9

34:9 They went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the silver that had been brought to God’s temple. The Levites who guarded the door had collected it from the people of ¹⁰  Manasseh and Ephraim and from all who were left in Israel, as well as from all the people of ¹¹  Judah and Benjamin and the residents of ¹²  Jerusalem.

[2:7]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[9:20]  ² tn Heb “there was no silver, it was not regarded as anything in the days of Solomon.”

[9:21]  ³ tn Heb “for ships belonging to the king were going [to] Tarshish with the servants of Huram.” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.

[9:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “servants.”

[9:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “the fleet of Tarshish [ships].”

[9:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish came carrying.”

[9:21]  ⁷ tn The meaning of this word is unclear; some suggest it refers to “baboons.” NEB has “monkeys,” NASB, NRSV “peacocks,” and NIV “baboons.”

[16:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “[May there be] a covenant between me and you [as there was] between my father and your father.”

[16:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “so he will go up from upon me.”

[34:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “from Manasseh and Ephraim.” The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the names “Manasseh and Ephraim” here by metonymy for the people of Manasseh and Ephraim.

[34:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “all Judah and Benjamin.” The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the names “Judah and Benjamin” here by metonymy for the people of Judah and Benjamin.

[34:9]  ⁷ tc The Hebrew consonantal text (Kethib) assumes the reading, “and the residents of.” The marginal reading (Qere) is “and they returned.”